We did notice, though, that the epithelial cells infected by RSV looked very
different during infection compared to those infected by PIV3.»
Not exact matches
In such patients, a phenomenon called «antibody - dependent enhancement» (ADE) takes place,
during which antibodies that were generated
during the first
infection bind but do not destroy the slightly
different newly infecting virus, but instead facilitate its
infection of immune cells.
«We don't completely understand why those species occur
during cholera
infection, but that phenomenon may offer clues as to why we observe
different species of gut bacteria among humans in
different parts of the world.
The idea is that the abundance of stem - focused antibodies — amplified from the two shots of vaccine — will come to the rescue
during a natural
infection from a virus that possesses a third, totally
different head.
«Our findings suggest that there is something special about regeneration
during infection that's
different than normal regeneration.
In our study, we wanted to track integrase
during the
different stages of
infection,» explains postdoctoral researcher Jelle Hendrix (Department of Chemistry).
They found that,
during infection, the gene had
different levels of activity in the FHB - resistant and susceptible varieties.
These
different effects correspond to what clinicians have seen in infants born to women who contracted Zika
during pregnancy, as well as miscarriages, she notes, namely that the earlier in pregnancy Zika
infection occurs, the more severe its effects.
While
infection with one type of dengue will provide lifelong protection against that type, the pre-existing antibodies increase the risk for severe disease
during a second
infection with a
different type.
After completion of her Ph.D. program and in order to increase the international dimension of her career, she subsequently joined the Ragon Institute as a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Yu's and Dr. Lichterfeld's labs, where she has been working for almost 3 years in
different projects related to viral persistence, including the characterization of the HIV - 1 reservoir in patients treated
during the early phase of the
infection and the identification of cells with stem - cell like properties contributing to HIV - 1 long - term persistence.